Red Bluff's playoff win was just as lopsided for most of the game as the Spartans got off to a hot start in the first half by exploiting the Tigers' lack of size down low.

A steady diet of Twitchell under the basket had him pacing all scorers at the half with 15 points and had his team up 31- 13.

Red Bluff's cushion would hold during a third period that saw Oroville outpacing the Spartans 15- 9 before Red Bluff's Jacob Bigler knocked down a 3-pointer at the buzzer to put his team up 43-28 going to the fourth.

Oroville, riding what little momentum it had in the second half, closed its deficit to as little as six points in the period, which made the game feel closer than it was.

Emotions got the best of the Tigers in the final quarter and technical fouls abounded, which put Mike Nichols on the line.

Nichols, who missed his first series of four technical free throws, went back to the line for another four a few minutes later and sank all of those.

Nichols finished with 9 points on 9-of14 shooting from the free-throw line.